Lawrence County Demographics

A map of Lawrence County's Population by Race

Lawrence County, Tennessee had a population of 44,159 in 2020. It was 91.4% White, 1.6% Black, 0.4% Asian, 2.5% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 3.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lawrence County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Lawrence County is the 35th most populous county of the 95 counties in Tennessee.

Lawrence County's White Population

40,368 residents of Lawrence County identify as White, or 91.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Lawrence County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Tennessee (70.9% White). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Lawrence County is ranked #23 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more White than neighboring Giles County (82.1% White), Wayne County (89.3% White), Lauderdale County (81.8% White), and Maury County (75.4% White). Lawrence County is less White than neighboring Lewis County (91.5% White).

Lawrence County's Black Population

694 residents of Lawrence County identify as Black, or 1.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lawrence County less than the Black share of the population of Tennessee (15.7% Black). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Lawrence County is ranked #66 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Black than neighboring Lewis County (1.5% Black). Lawrence County is less Black than neighboring Giles County (9.6% Black), Wayne County (5.4% Black), Lauderdale County (9.8% Black), and Maury County (11.1% Black).

Lawrence County's Asian Population

167 residents of Lawrence County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Tennessee (1.9% Asian). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Lawrence County is ranked #61 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Asian than neighboring Wayne County (0.2% Asian). Lawrence County is less Asian than neighboring Giles County (0.6% Asian), Lauderdale County (0.8% Asian), and Maury County (0.9% Asian).

Lawrence County's Hispanic Population

1,117 residents of Lawrence County identify as Hispanic, or 2.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Tennessee (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Lawrence County is ranked #62 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Hispanic than neighboring Giles County (2.4% Hispanic), and Wayne County (2.3% Hispanic). Lawrence County is less Hispanic than neighboring Lewis County (2.6% Hispanic), Lauderdale County (3.3% Hispanic), and Maury County (7.6% Hispanic).

Lawrence County's Native American/Other Population

213 residents of Lawrence County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Tennessee (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Lawrence County is ranked #65 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Wayne County (0.4% Native American/Other). Lawrence County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Lewis County (0.6% Native American/Other), Giles County (0.6% Native American/Other), Lauderdale County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Maury County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Lawrence County's Multiracial Population

1,600 residents of Lawrence County identify as Multiracial, or 3.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lawrence County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Tennessee (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Lawrence County is ranked #51 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lawrence County is more Multiracial than neighboring Lewis County (3.5% Multiracial), and Wayne County (2.3% Multiracial). Lawrence County is less Multiracial than neighboring Giles County (4.6% Multiracial), Lauderdale County (3.8% Multiracial), and Maury County (4.2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.